John Todd House · Photo: RapunzelK · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in East Hanover Township, PA: what to set up and who to call
East Hanover Township spans 5 ZIP codes; 17028 holds the most residents (43%). Milton S Hershey Medical Center, 8.5 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.
I’m new in town
What to set up in East Hanover Township, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.
Power, water and internet
Who to call to start service at a new address in East Hanover Township.
Water comes from Grantville MHP
Grantville MHP supplies East Hanover Township: about 11% of residents live in its service area. About 84% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 1,040 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2016, was 24.0 ppb, above the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 2016: EPA has no newer result for this system.
The system’s full record: EPA ECHO report
EPA SDWIS via Envirofacts (violations pulled Oct 9, 2026) and ECHO (lead samples, 2026Q3); service area: EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3.0. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. PA7220057.
6 home internet providers serve East Hanover Township
99% of 2,451 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 57% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 96% | 2,000/250 |
| Verizon | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 90% | 980/880 |
| Patriot Cable System | Cable | 15% | 100/20 |
| Upward Broadband | Fixed wireless | 46% | 400/100 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 42% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 36% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have East Hanover Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in East Hanover Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
East Hanover Township is in Lower Dauphin School District.
B+School gradeSee Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jul 2022; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
East Hanover Township spans 5 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where East Hanover Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of East Hanover Township | ZIP’s residents in East Hanover Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17028 | Grantville, PA | 43% | 75% |
| 17036 | Hummelstown, PA | 21% | 5% |
| 17078 | Palmyra, PA | 19% | 5% |
| 17112 | Harrisburg, PA | 12% | 2% |
| 17033 | Hershey, PA | 4% | 2% |
Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.
Getting around, the ER and the library
One line each; the subject pages have the rest.
ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in East Hanover Township
Who supplies East Hanover Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Grantville MHP (EPA ID PA7220057). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 24.0 ppb (Jun–Sep 2016), against a 15 ppb action level.
What internet providers serve East Hanover Township?
Xfinity, Verizon, Patriot Cable System, Upward Broadband, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in East Hanover Township?
17028 (43%), 17036 (21%), 17078 (19%), 17112 (12%), 17033 (4%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is East Hanover Township in?
Lower Dauphin School District.
How do I register to vote in East Hanover Township?
In Pennsylvania you can register online until 15 days before Election Day, in person until 15 days before Election Day, or by mail (received 15 days before). Elections here are run by the Dauphin County Board of Elections. Check your registration at pavoterservices.pa.gov.
Sources & dates
Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.
- Water: EPA SDWIS (Envirofacts, pulled Oct 9, 2026), ECHO SDWA 2026Q3, EPA CWS Service Area Boundaries v3.0.
- Trash: OpenStreetMap, Geofabrik extract of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
- ZIP codes: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).
- Schools: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25.
- Registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024 (read Oct 10, 2026). Official sites and area codes: Wikidata.
- Election office: FVAP local election office directory (fetched Oct 10, 2026; each record dated), EAC EAVS 2024 jurisdictions; registration and lookup links from vote.gov’s state data, checked Oct 10, 2026.
- Internet: FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.